Pachymetra root rot and nematodes are the two most important soil-borne pathogens of sugarcane in Australia. An experiment was established in Yandaran, Queensland in grey forest soil with high Pachymetra spore counts (>100 000 spores/kg). Fifteen elite varieties and...
Pineapple sett rot, caused by Ceratocystis paradoxa, is an economically important disease of sugarcane worldwide. It causes germination failures of seedcane or setts leading to poor crop establishment. Among the registered fungicides in Australia, the organomercury...
Smut caused by the fungus, Sporisorium scitamineum, is an important disease of sugarcane in Australia. A trial was conducted in Bundaberg on a silicon-deficient sandy soil to determine the efficacy of soil-applied silicon for control of smut in two susceptible (Q157...
Smut is an important disease of sugarcane, caused by the fungus Sporisorium scitamineum. Two fungicides, propiconazole and triadimefon can be applied as a 5 min dip to protect the buds from smut infection. This 5 min dip of 1-2 tonne bundles of seed cane has some...
Sugarcane smut and pineapple sett rot are two important diseases of sugarcane in Australia. This paper summarises experiments carried out from 2007 to 2011 to study the efficacy of the fungicide Sinker (flutriafol) for the control of sugarcane smut and pineapple sett...
